Invertalon Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Honestly, the only quirk about this show is the random rides they pair together. Personally made no sense to me why Tatsu was even on yesterday and why not Leviathan or something. But overall at least it is something to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inzer585 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Again, I don't understand all the complaining over petty things, I think mostly because the title of the show was somewhat IMO misleading. It was about Speed coasters right? Tatsu while a great ride only does 62mph far from being considered speed. The Ferrari coaster, Top Thrill, Kingda Ka, Ispeed, I305, MF, Xcelerator would have been much better options to pair together. It just seemed random choices that had little to do with speed. The coasters themselves are fine, IMO they don't belong together in the same rankings I guess you could say. To me it would be like Car and Driver doing an article about fast cars and having a Corvette ZR1, Ford F250 Super Duty Pickup, Toyota Camry and a Honda Pilot SUV, all in a "shootout". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodie Warrior Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 While I did very much love last night's episode, I do have to agree that Tatsu made no sense being in the episode. I think an accelerator coaster could have been used instead. That is the only strange/confusing thing this year: the pairings of coasters. At least next episode will feature coasters VERY similar, apparently they will all have a 305-foot height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterLover Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 The phantom camera shots and aerial shots of the coasters really made for some great footage of these rides! I could care less about the whole ranking aspect, I just like seeing all this primo footage of awesome rides! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 I think mostly because the title of the show was somewhat IMO misleading. It was about Speed coasters right? On my Tivo It said the episode "featured" the world's fastest coaster, but it never said this was about "speed" coasters. This season isn't grouping similar coasters together, but instead it's putting four coasters, each of which have received very high critical praise, against each other. Formula Rossa, while unable to be ranked in the Mitch Hawker poll due to the amount of riders it had, might be the fastest, but do you think it would beat out Shambhala which ranked at #6 in the world? Tatsu is the world's longest, tallest, and fastest flying coaster Superman has been in the top 20 steel coasters in the world for nearly 10 years. I don't see what the issue is here. These are all four REALLY SOLID rides. As far as this episode being about "Speed", that's not something that I felt was ever communicated, but perhaps you just misinterpreted it? I feel like a broken record when I keep having to tell people that a show like this is NOT specifically aimed at people who would be die-hards or members of this forum. It's for the "general public" and giving them a wider variety of coasters, from different locations all over the world, just makes a lot more sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodie Warrior Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I think mostly because the title of the show was somewhat IMO misleading. It was about Speed coasters right? On my Tivo It said the episode "featured" the world's fastest coaster, but it never said this was about "speed" coasters. This season isn't grouping similar coasters together, but instead it's putting four coasters, each of which have received very high critical praise, against each other. Formula Rossa, while unable to be ranked in the Mitch Hawker poll due to the amount of riders it had, might be the fastest, but do you think it would beat out Shambhala which ranked at #6 in the world? Tatsu is the world's longest, tallest, and fastest flying coaster Superman has been in the top 20 steel coasters in the world for nearly 10 years. I don't see what the issue is here. These are all four REALLY SOLID rides. As far as this episode being about "Speed", that's not something that I felt was ever communicated, but perhaps you just misinterpreted it? I feel like a broken record when I keep having to tell people that a show like this is NOT specifically aimed at people who would be die-hards or members of this forum. It's for the "general public" and giving them a wider variety of coasters, from different locations all over the world, just makes a lot more sense to me. I agree. When I saw the list of roller coasters to be featured, I thought, "WOW! For the first time on the show I really have no clue which one will win!" The reason I think people were somewhat "misled" is because the title of the episode, according to my DVR and Charter, was "World's Fastest Coasters". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultradude306 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 These coaster shows are great. They're sometimes very informative for us enthusiasts, but even more important IMO, they inform the GP, so we don't have to make quite so many face palms per day... Then again, our "Weirdest Things the GP Have Said" may not be quite so large because of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeoplemoverMatt Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Never thought I'd see the Valencia Town Center and Abu Dhabi in the same TV show! And, to echo the point, while shows like these are primarily for GP, they are MUCH better than watching some dude call out coaster elements & proclaim every coaster we watch him ride as "my new #1!" over & over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inzer585 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 As far as this episode being about "Speed", that's not something that I felt was ever communicated, but perhaps you just misinterpreted it? The description on Time Warner listing was "Worlds Fastest Coasters" I kind of thought I would see at least alittle about the top five fastest coasters in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
805Andrew Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Just saw the first episode of the new season on my DVR yesterday and I really liked the format and scoring system they are using this season much better than the one they used the first season. Last season's coaster rating system seemed pretty random. I liked the fact that different coasters from around the globe are being featured, and I've been on two of the coasters featured in the first episode: Tatsu and Shambhala. Overall, I think the new season of Insane Coaster Wars is much better and I look forward to seeing more of season 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Have just seen the episode and, although I've not got much to compare as I've only ridden shambhala, I do like this new voting system better than the old one too. Looking forward to the rest of the season, saw some nice coasters showing up in the beginning, should be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 Never thought I'd see the Valencia Town Center and Abu Dhabi in the same TV show! OMG! I thought the exact same thing!!! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeFaller Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 For all the international members! Just found it on youtube! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Just watched my episode (hey. . i've been really busy with work and catching up after I was gone on Vacation for two weeks). really liked the episode, LOVED that they show the towns/cities that each park is located in -- only briefly, but still rather cool. I was rooting for Superman: Ride of Steel, and was actually surprised it scored so low against Tatsu -- a ride I thought was inferior. I haven't been overseas, so only have seen Formula Rossa on youtube, but even in hi-def, it looked a bit dull to me. I guess when riding it in person, the speed really adds to the excitement. (one day, one day.. . Abu Dhabi is on my bucket list for a vacation stop). but good job to all involved, and nice to see Robb back on my TV. (where's Elissa tho???? will she be showing up in the future?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXman308 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Enjoyed the 2nd episode of Insane Coaster Wars, happy that I-305 won, though I think Blue Fire should've done better than Tower of Terror. The one thing I kept cracking up at (unless I'm terribly mistaken) was the "G-Force" readings on Titan: -1.5g's on the airtime hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Coleman Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Pretty good episode overall. Was a little surprised that blue fire didn't get more love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishBuckeye Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Good episode. Can't wait to ride I-305 someday. Blue Fire looks like fun and I've heard all sorts of good things about it; surprised it scored so low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodie Warrior Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 I have a few comments: 1. For all the confusion about the titles of the episodes, they describe one of the coasters in the episode, not all of them. In "World's Fastest Coaster", Formula Rossa was featured. In "305-Foot Terror Machine", Intimidator 305 was featured. But no other 305-foot tall coasters were featured. 2. The coasters against each other have nothing to do with each other, and while some people think that makes no sense, I think it makes the show more interesting to watch. If you don't like launched coasters (but IDK why anybody would IMO), you don't have to sit through 4 coasters that don't interest you. It is a nice variety. 3. I saw that there won't be a top 10 episode. This could be because season 2 and 3 are both going to be international and have an identical scoring system, so they could just do the top 10 of both seasons combined. 4. Blue Fire looked like a better coaster than Titan and Tower of Terror IMO. But I guess ToT is a adrenaline-pumping coaster that impressed the riders. 5. Why does Tower of Terror only go halfway up its tower? Or did the show just not have a good off-ride angle of the ride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 (where's Elissa tho???? will she be showing up in the future?). I have not yet done any filming for Insane Coaster Wars. This may change soon but for now we can all at least enjoy Robb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Never thought I'd see the Valencia Town Center and Abu Dhabi in the same TV show! OMG! I thought the exact same thing!!! LOL Well, Valencia is Awesometown! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AusCoasterFan Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Why does Tower of Terror only go halfway up its tower? Or did the show just not have a good off-ride angle of the ride? It does only go just over halfway up the tower. Trust me, I've ridden it a dozen or so times! I don't know what it is, but it really loses momentum as the car hurtles up the tower, unlike S:EFK which seems to develop some really good hangtime. The show really exaggerated the hangtime on ToT - in reality there is almost no hangtime! I have seen ToT with an empty car during testing, and it does go perhaps 70% of the way up the tower, maybe even 80% on a really good day. When it's full though, you're lucky to go more than 60% up of the tower. Having said that, the flashing lights and the incredibly loud noise echoing throughout the tunnel makes ToT quite a lot better than its counterpart at SFMM in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 The one thing I kept cracking up at (unless I'm terribly mistaken) was the "G-Force" readings on Titan: -1.5g's on the airtime hill. That's right, isn't it? I mean, I suppose titan's airtime hill is similar to goliath's and everyone agrees that it only provides some floater air and, as far as I'm concerned, that means between 0 and -0.5 G. I find quite strange how a tv series like this can make such an exaggerated claim, and it's not something that's subjective like how good it is, it is something mesurable. Still, enjoyed the episode, overall, and I was surprised to see blue fire last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonR Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 The one thing I kept cracking up at (unless I'm terribly mistaken) was the "G-Force" readings on Titan: -1.5g's on the airtime hill. That's right, isn't it? I mean, I suppose titan's airtime hill is similar to goliath's and everyone agrees that it only provides some floater air and, as far as I'm concerned, that means between 0 and -0.5 G. I find quite strange how a tv series like this can make such an exaggerated claim, and it's not something that's subjective like how good it is, it is something mesurable. Still, enjoyed the episode, overall, and I was surprised to see blue fire last. If you noticed when the train was going over the airtime hill, the vest started to lift up over the guy's face and he suddenly pushed it back down. That could have caused the false -1.5 reading right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXman308 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 ^You think the park would have been supervising the shoot though, and would've looked at the force readings and realized that it was mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeeman311 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 ^You think the park would have been supervising the shoot though, and would've looked at the force readings and realized that it was mistaken. Why would they want to fix something that makes their ride look better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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